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Verona in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Allegheny River Boulevard

 
 
Allegheny River Boulevard Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 3, 2025
1. Allegheny River Boulevard Marker
(Front)
Inscription.
(Front):
Allegheny County
Allegheny River Boulevard
Constructed 1931

Commissioners
Jos. G. Armstrong • Chairman
E. V. Babcock • Chas. C. McGovern
Department of Public Works
Director Norman F. Brown • Chief Engineer E. L. Schmidt


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(Rear):
Celoron, by burying lead plates . . . . .
Along the Allegheny River . . . . . . .
Claimed the lands for Louis XV of France 1749

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ExplorationRoads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1931.
 
Location. 40° 30.21′ N, 79° 50.603′ W. Marker is in Verona, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is on Allegheny River Boulevard just south of James Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 568 Allegheny River Boulevard, Verona PA 15147, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western
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World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Allegheny River Boulevard (a few steps from this marker); Verona Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Verona Roll of Honor (approx. 0.4 miles away); Spirit of the American Doughboy (approx. 0.4 miles away); Verona War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Industrial Oakmont (approx. Ύ mile away); Wyckoff-Mason House (approx. 0.9 miles away); River Recreation (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Verona.
 
Allegheny River Boulevard Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 3, 2025
2. Allegheny River Boulevard Marker
(Rear)
Allegheny River Boulevard Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 3, 2025
3. Allegheny River Boulevard Marker
View is looking south.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 52 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 12, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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